Landscape Shrubs J-L by Common Name

Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments
Japanese Camellia	Camellia japonica	Size: medium (8' tall by 8' wide) Flowers: very showy. Flowers variable (single/double; white, pink, red); flowers typically January thru March. More likely to see flower bud damage on this than Sasanqua Camellia (C. sasanqua) Fruit: not significant Fall color: none/ broadleaf evergreen; Coarser leaves than Sasanqua Camellia (C. sasanqua) Culture: best in rich, moist soil; partial sun; Best in cold hardiness zones 7 & 8 Disease/insect: none significant Use: screen, back of mixed shrub border Cultivars: many for variation in flowers (color, single/double)
Japanese Falsecypress; Golden	Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'	Size: medium (7' tall by 7' wide) yellow foliaged conifer Culture: best in rich, moist soil, sun; avoid open windy situations in Arkansas Cultivar: this cultivar has distinctive threadlike yellow foliage. There are many other wonderful cultivars of C. pisifera that make great specimens
Japanese Floweringquince	Chaenomeles japonica	Size: medium (5' tall by 7' wide) deciduous shrub; Thorns on stem Flowers: very showy. Very early spring flowering; pink/white/coral/orange Fruit: rare. Looks like a ‘Yellow Delicious’ apple Fall color: none Culture: full sun. Best in rich, moist soil. But generally tough Disease/insect: none significant Use: beds, low ground cover, foundations Cultivars: many, mostly based on flower color or plant size
Japanese Kerria	Kerria japonica	Size: medium (4' tall by 7' wide) deciduous shrub Flowers: beautiful deep yellow flowers mid-spring and then sporadically throughout the year Fruit: not significant Fall color: none Culture: partial sun to shade ('forsythia for the shade'); drought tolerant once established Disease/insect: none serious Use: flowering shrub for shade, masses Stems green & zig-zag Cultivar: 'Pleni flora' (double), 'Picta' (leaves edged white)
Japanese Privet	Ligustrum japonicum	Size: large (10' tall by 10' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: showy, white/cream terminal panicles in late May, some may find odor offensive Fruit: 1/4" blue-black berry (drupe) Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen Culture: full sun; adaptable to most soils Disease/insect: none serious Uses: screen, corner of foundation, best adapted to zones 7 and 8 Very similar to L. lucidum (less cold hardy)
Japanese Snowball Viburnum	Viburnum plicatum	Sized: large (10' tall by 10' wide) deciduous shrub Flowers: snow white 'snowballs' of sterile flowers; mid-April Fruits: none (sterile) Fall color: maroon Culture: sun to partial shade; fairly adaptable once established Disease/insect: none serious Use: large shrub beds This is an anomaly since a botanical species should be able to reproduce by seed and this does not. It is the Doublefile Virburnum (var. tomentosum) that produces seed!!! Kind of backwards
Japanese Ternstroemia	Ternstroemia gymnanthera (f. Cleyera gymna.)	Size: large (9' tall by 9' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: interesting but typically not dramatic Fruit: not showy Fall/winter color: broadleaf evergreen, foliage turns deep purple in winter Culture: full sun to partial shade; adaptable to soils; best suited to cold hardiness zones 7 & 8 Disease/insect: none serious Uses: wide hedge/screen plant Incorrectly sold in most garden centers as Cleyera gymnanthera
Japgarden Juniper	Juniperus procumbens	Size: low (1' tall by 7' wide) needle evergreen Needles: all juvenile (awl-shaped) Culture: full sun Use: Ideal for cascading over walls; Japanese gardens. Another good choice for Arkansas
Lantanaphyllum Viburnum	Viburnum x rhytodophylloides	Size: large (10' tall by 10' wide) semi-evergreen to broadleaf evergreen. Very coarse texture Flowers: creamy white flowers, mid-April Fruits: significant, red turns black Fall color: none Culture: sun to partial shade; adaptable to most soils Disease/insect: none serious Use: back of mixed shrub border V. rhytodphyllum (evergreen) x V. lantana (deciduous)
Leatherleaf Mahonia	Mahonia bealei	Size: medium (6' tall by 7' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: lemon yellow, terminal cluster late winter/early spring Fruit: dramatic clusters of blue/purple fruits April - June Fall/winter color: none/broadleaf evergreen Culture: partial shade/shade in Arkansas, leaves yellow if too much sun; moist soil best Disease/insect: none serious Use: Evergreen leaves give plant a tropical look, Oriental gardens; More common than Oregon Hollygrape (M. aquifolium) in Arkansas
Leyland Cypress	X Cupressocyparis leylandii	Size: very fast growing, pyramidal (25' tall by 10' wide) conifer Culture: tolerant of soil; full sun Disease/insect: increasing problem with Seridium and Botryosphaeria canker; bagworm Use: hedge/screen plant; Christmas tree Intergeneric (Cupressus x Chamaecyparis) hybrid
Littleleaf Boxwood	Buxus microphylla	Size: small (3' tall by 3' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen; will go off color in late winter (dull orange) Culture: partial shade to shade; must provide adequate water in summer. Best suited to Northwest Arkansas. Intolerant of wet/heavy soils Disease/insect: none significant Use: Tolerates shearing; excellent choice for formal garden Cultivars: many. Most hybrids or cultivars of variety koreana. Reasons: tighter habit, better leaf color, cold hardiness